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I need some major help. I am very interested in the Catholic religion but I am having problems figuring out what the basic principles and beliefs are. If anyone could take the time to explain this to me I would be very much obliged…thanks so much! 😃
 
For a quick overview of some of the theological beliefs, here is the creed we say together at Mass every week:

I believe in God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,
Begotten, not made, one in being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven:
By the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
 
Read ā€œCatholicism for Dummies.ā€ It covers the basic teachings and is an easy read.
 
The first book finally brought me a little light on the Church was a sweet book called Answers, not Promises by Mother Angelica. I had no idea that she is a major media figure. After two and a half decades of a bunch of nothing Catholic education, I was amazed and delighted. It’s only a start, though.
 
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jpjd:
Read ā€œCatholicism for Dummies.ā€ It covers the basic teachings and is an easy read.
i heard a rumor that the ā€œfor Dummiesā€ series of books is actually written by dummies. Does anyone know if this is true?–nicolo
 
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nico1089:
i heard a rumor that the ā€œfor Dummiesā€ series of books is actually written by dummies. Does anyone know if this is true?–nicolo
I’ve used a couple on software from that series. The ones I read were written by people who knew what they were talking about, but one was done well and the other wasn’t.

I haven’t seen the one about Catholicism yet. It is on Amazon.com where you can view an excerpt.

Alan
 
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nevaehsmama0920:
I need some major help. I am very interested in the Catholic religion but I am having problems figuring out what the basic principles and beliefs are. If anyone could take the time to explain this to me I would be very much obliged…thanks so much! 😃
In a nutshell. We profess the Nicene creed every Sunday. Here it is.
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in being with the Father. Through Him all things were made. For us men and our salvation He came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit, He was born of the Virgin Mary , and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate; He suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day He rose again in fulfillment of the scriptures: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son, He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
We believe all this. We believe that salvation is a process where we are made to be like Christ. Christ died for the salvation of all men but men must participate in the sacrifice Christ made by living as He did or trying to. Christ gives us the Grace that is necessary for salvation. We believe that the sacraments are a physical sign of the presence of God. For example in the Eucharist we believe that Christ is present in body, blood, soul and divinity. We also believe that all believers are connected in a way that we can help eachother through prayer. Those who have died are alive and can pray for us and help us because they are still a part of the Church. We can ask them to pray for us as well.
 
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jpjd:
Read ā€œCatholicism for Dummies.ā€ It covers the basic teachings and is an easy read.
I’m reading that one right now… And I’m enjoying it… It has cleared up alot of things for me.
 
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